Fugitive mafia boss Vincenzo Macri has been arrested in Guarulhos International Airport near Sao Paulo, Brazil according to Brazilian and Italian authorities.
Macri has been described as a top boss of the Commisso crime clan of the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangheta. Authorities took the mobster into custody at the Sao Paulo airport after showing them an identity document with a false name. According to reports, he was attempting to fly to Caracas, Venezuela where he is believed to have been living for some time now. He will be extradited to Italy where he has been wanted on international drug trafficking charges since 2015.
Vincenzo is the son of former Calabrian mafia leader Antonio Macri who was killed back in 1975 during a Ndrangheta turf war. According to Italian authorities, Marci was in charge of managing the international affairs for the Ndrangheta and participated in drug trafficking activities in various countries including Morocco, Dominican Republic, and Italy from 2004-2015. The Ndrangheta has become the most powerful organized crime syndicate in Italy mostly due to their dominance of the drug trade. This will surely be seen as one of the more high-profile arrests related to the Italian mafia so far this year.
Looks like this could be a bit of a blow to the Ndrangheta although the way they are structured probably not as much as it would be to some of the other mafia families over there. Still it is another high ranking leader off the streets!
I doubt that this arrest will do shit to the mighty Ndrangheta. There was actually a recent bust involving the Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra working together in the drug trade between Calabria and Sicily in which 19 people were arrested. I’m sure if these guys read the news they’d laugh their asses off every time someone said a bust or capture is going to be a major blow or put them out of business.
Well that is why i referred to it as a bit of a blow since he seems to have been involved on an international level but as mentioned also the way they are structured sure its not a “going out of business” blow no single boss getting arrested ever is.
Im sure anyone profiting off his international pipeline finds this to be a major blow. You’re right one arrest isn’t going to put anyone out of business. But as far as damaging arrests go, arresting anyone who coordinates anything internationally probably hurts significantly to many people.
One arrest, two arrests, three arrests, fifty arrests! I don’t care how many arrests they make it hardly puts a dent in the Italian Mafia. Multiple arrests and multimillion dollar asset seizures are conducted in Italy on a daily basis yet organized crime keeps chugging along. Sure it’s damaging, or actually disrupting is a better word. But every time a major boss over there is arrested or captured a lot of people jump on the “this is the end of the Mafia” bandwagon.
He will be replaced immediately if he hasn’t already, nothing will skip a beat.
‘Ndrangheta infighting/tensions seems to still be going on at least in Toronto, Italian bakery firebombed the other day. His arrest could lead to further destabilizing. Macri’s are legends in the ‘ndrangheta, major players in the commisso organization
I bet he was replaced before he was even arrested.